Q1: What items of payment is an employer liable to pay to an FDH upon termination of the helper's employment contract?
A1: FDHs enjoy the same protection under EO as do local employees. They are further entitled to the rights and benefits specified in their standard employment contract.
An employer who intends to terminate the employment contract of a helper is required to give the helper one month's prior notice in writing or one month's wages in lieu of notice as well as other termination payments, which include -all outstanding wages;
payment in lieu of any untaken annual leave, and any pro rata annual leave pay for the current leave year;
payment in lieu of any untaken statutory holidays;
where appropriate, long service payment or severance payment; and
any other sum due to the helper in respect of the employment contract e.g. free return passage, food and travelling allowance